Washington state plans to sue over Title X changes

Washington’s attorney general says the state is suing over the Trump administration’s planned changes to Title X, the federal family planning program that provides birth control, STD prevention, and cancer screenings to millions of low-income people. The planned regulation — announced as a final draft rule last week — would make any facility that provides or refers patients for abortions ineligible for Title X funding. In a press conference, Attorney General Bob Ferguson called the policy "a transparent attack on Planned Parenthood." Anti-abortion activists have praised the policy, but some clinicians and medical groups argue the changes could restrict access to critical health care services.